Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Lakshmipriya Devi, who is over the moon with the BAFTA win of her Manipuri film ‘Boong’, has spoken about the casting process of the film, and how she got Gugun Kipgen, the child artiste who plays the titular character, on board. ‘Boong’ is a coming-of-age drama. The film follows a young boy, Boong, who lives in Manipur with his mother after his father disappears. Believing that finding his missing father will restore his family’s happiness, the boy travels…
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Cachar (Assam), March 8 (IANS) In a significant success against drug trafficking, the Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with the state Police, apprehended five drug peddlers and recovered heroin worth nearly Rs 3.5 crore from their possession in Assam’s Cachar district, officials said on Sunday. A Defence Spokesman said that the operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs regarding the trafficking of narcotics in the region. Acting swiftly on the information, a joint team of th…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Pakistan is facing renewed scrutiny as questions are being raised about the low number of deportations as the UK bans visas to some nations that have high asylum cases, local media reported. The development comes days after the UK placed an “emergency brake” on visas of people from four nations after an increase in asylum claims from legal routes. The UK Home Office will end sponsored study visas for people of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan and end skilled …
Aizawl, March 7 (IANS) A joint team of the Assam Rifles and Police has arrested a Myanmar national and seized 19 air rifles along with 75,000 pellets during an operation in southern Mizoram’s Siaha district, officials said on Saturday. An official said that a Myanmarese was apprehended after security forces seized a large cache of air rifles and ammunition during a vehicle checkup in Siaha district, which shares an unfenced border with Myanmar. According to the official, the operation w…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Saturday stated that India’s rise would benefit the Indian Ocean region, describing it as “a lifting tide”, emphasising the strategic significance of the wider region. Speaking alongside Seychelles Foreign Minister Barry Faure and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath during the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on ‘Heart of the Seas: Future of the Indian Ocean’, EAM said, “I do want the rest of the Indian Ocean to appre…
Kuala Lumpur, March 6 (IANS) With growing regional tensions in South-East Asia, the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship will be evaluated not by new declarations but by how effectively it can stabilise the bloc through prudent diplomacy, sustain dialogue among fragmented stakeholders, and ensure the forum’s relevance in addressing shared challenges, a report detailed. “As the Philippines settles into its 2026 ASEAN Chair role, the stalled peace process in Myanmar, persistent tensions in the So…
Gandhinagar, March 5 (IANS) The Cyber Centre of Excellence of the Gujarat Police has arrested two men accused of recruiting individuals and sending them abroad to work in cyber fraud operations linked to international cyber slavery networks, officials said on Thursday.The accused have been identified as Kaushik Pethani from Amreli and Dhruv Dobariya from Surat. The arrests were made following specific intelligence inputs received by the police.According to investigators, the two allegedly target…
New Delhi/Aizawl, March 5 (IANS) Law enforcement agencies, in separate operations, have seized highly addictive methamphetamine tablets and heroin valued at around Rs 36 crore in Mizoram and arrested seven drug peddlers, including three Myanmar nationals, officials said on Thursday. Officials said that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), along with the SIB of Mizoram and the State Excise and Narcotics Department, in joint operations seized 36.434 kg of methamphetamine tablets and 905 grams of he…
Yangon, March 4 (IANS) The inauguration of the India-assisted project for the construction of the three-storey literary centre, “Sarsobeikman building”, worth approximately $3.77 million, was held in Myanmar’s Yangon city on Wednesday. The initiative, aimed at the preservation and development of literary traditions of the people of Myanmar, underscored India’s sustained commitment to supporting the socio-economic development of the Southeast Asian nation.According to the Indian Embassy in Yangon…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Investigations into several narcotics cases in India, especially down South, are increasingly being linked to cartels run from Thailand. While Thailand itself is a big market in terms of consumption, there are various cartels that are doing business in India.Investigators have learnt that Thai cartels hold a huge clout in various parts of India. However, their operations in South India have increased over the last couple of years.The agencies have also learnt that Thai …